Why You Should Upgrade to Windows 11 2022
Image: MicrosoftWhen Windows 11 launched last year, it was a radical update. It quite literally changed the face of the decades-old operating system with a new central taskbar and updated UI elements. But it wasn’t quite finished: Its dark mode was lacking, the taskbar was frustrating, and the new Start menu left a lot to…
You Should Be Browsing the Web in Split-Screen
Window management has come a long way (especially in Windows 11), but I still don’t like having two browser windows open side-by-side, essentially duplicating the entire browser experience. It’s easy to forget which window you’re in, where you’ve opened a particular tab—it’s just a headache. I’m not the only one suffering here: Many browsers are…
Ten Incredibly Useful Menu Bar Apps You Should Install on Your...
Photo: tinhkhuong (Shutterstock)You know all about how to customize your MacBook’s Dock, but don’t sleep on its Menu Bar, either. Some of your Mac’s best apps sit unassumingly in the Menu Bar and allow you to use all of their best features via a tiny drop-down menu. Not every feature can be used from this…
You Can Try the New Windows 11 Volume Mixer Before It...
Photo: sdx15 (Shutterstock)You have multiple sources of audio running at any given moment on your PC, but no convenient way to manage them all. Yes, Windows has plenty of advanced audio settings, and the volume mixer is there, but none of it is accessible, which led many people to using third-party solutions. Microsoft doesn’t seem…
How to Disable Those Annoying ‘Suggestion’ Ads on Your Windows PC
Photo: Lukmanazis (Shutterstock)When you buy a new Windows laptop, it keeps offering ads that are disguised as suggestions. But you already spent the money on the machine—you shouldn’t have to suffer through a bunch of ads on your brand new laptop, and you don’t have to. Here’s how to turn them off.How to disable full-screen…
This App Unlocks Your Mac’s Hidden Features
Photo: tinhkhuong (Shutterstock)Apple’s intent with the Mac is for your experience to be as easy to use as possible. At the same time, there’s also a rich world of hidden features and settings to explore for those of us who aren’t content with default macOS. While you could mess with Terminal commands or comb every…
7 Apps to Get the Best Mac Features on Windows
Screenshot: Flow LauncherThe Everything app is great for quickly searching through files, but it’s no Spotlight search. If you’re looking for something like Spotlight (or Alfred), try out the Flow Launcher. It’s free, open-source, and has a great array of community plugins.Flow Launcher is a keyboard launcher that looks like Spotlight, if it was designed…
Seven Ways to Declutter Your Mac Before the New Year
Photo: blackzheep (Shutterstock)As you look forward to the new year and new beginnings in all areas of your life, your tech should not be ignored. Taking a few moments now to freshen up your Mac will make it cleaner and faster, so it can help you meet any other goals and resolutions ahead of you…
This Is the Fastest Way to Launch Apps on Your Mac
Photo: Krisda (Shutterstock)There are plenty of ways to launch apps on your Mac—to start with, you can pin apps to your dock or use Spotlight to search for and open apps. There’s an even faster way to launch apps, though: by using a floating dock.There are a couple of apps that allow you to quickly…
11 New Windows 11 Features You Need to Know About
Image: MicrosoftYou’re not dreaming: You can finally use iMessage on your Windows PC—if Microsoft picks you, that is. The feature is currently in early stages of testing for a select group of Windows Insiders. If you enroll your PC in the Insider Program, you might have a shot at trying this feature early.Once it does…
